Stressing... trip is 3 weeks away

[blebert]

We will be heading to Orlando 3 weeks from today. I am so excited!! Anyway, I am starting to stress about getting everything together and not forgetting anything. Luckly we live just over 3 hours away in North Central Florida and we will be heading there Sunday afternoon and checking into our Hotal then we will be spending Monday thru Thursday at the parks. We did not get the park hopper and we will be staying offsite. We are taking our 4 babies 9,8,5 & 2. Can y'all please give me any last minute advice as far a packing goes, I don't want to forget anything and I am very much an over packer lol. But I would rather have too much stuff and not need it than to need something and have to go looking for it in a store somewhere. Also I would love any advice/tips on any of your must see/gotta do for all the parks! Thank y'all very much for any help you could give me. It's been over 5 years since the last time we have gone and we only went to MK and Epcot.

 

[eeyoresmom]

I get stressed about our trips right around your time frame too, then the excitement comes back for some reason, this board doesn't get much traffic. You might want to move your question to the theme parks and attractions board. Having 4 kids myself, I'll give you some top of my head tips. First if all, you have a car so anything you may forget can be bought much cheaper outside of the parks. Having said that, pack any medicine you might need. I think 2 Tylenol in the parks are over $2. Lots of people buy cheap souvenirs at the dollar store or Target but keep them as a surprise ( glow sticks!).you will get tons of info on the other boards but really with kids your age, make a plan, but understand that things will come up ( good and bad) that will change your plans and just roll with it.If they see Mom and Dad relaxed and happy they will be too. Have a great trip!

 

[dsneprincess]

Bring ponchos or rain coats of some kinds from home. They are ridiculously priced in the parks. We carry ours from home & to the parks daily, just in case. I also bring water bottles from home. We fly, so we stop & get snacks from a local store: you can do that & bring with you. I know some people bring crockpots; I don't (flying). I do bring laundry soap, dish soap & stain remover. I bring sunscreen, pain medication & bandaids. I bring a soft sided cooler(I squish in suitcase) for the parks. We also bring a white noise machine for masking the hotel sounds & a nightlight. That's all I can think of now, but it's a good start on my list, too.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Can bring snacks & drinks - into the park this is a huge money saver. You can ask for cups of water for free at any CS location.

If you take ponchos with you be sure to bring a gallon size ziplock bags as well. Once you are done using the ponchos its easier to put them in a ziplock bag to keep others things from getting wet.

Having 4 little ones its a good idea that you did not get the hoppers as you will probably spend all day covering one park.

Since you will have a car it might be a good idea to carry a spare outfit in the car for each child - you never know when an accident might happen.